[cowboyway]

After the "War for Southern Independence," Union generals like Ulysses Grant, William Sherman, Philip Sheridan and many others, went west to engage in a campaign to annihilate the American Indians. In his book "Citizen Sherman," Michael Fellman reports that Sherman wrote to Grant the following: "We must act with vindictive earnestness against the Sioux, even to their extermination, men, women, and children." Fellman also writes that Sherman sometimes referred to killing Indians as "the final solution of the Indian problem."

These atrocities were committed by soldiers under the American flag, not the Confederate flag. Should the American flag be banned as a 'symbol of hate'?

[kingattax]

[elfman2]

"After the "War for Southern Independence," to hold slaves...

[elfman2]

"These atrocities were committed by soldiers under the American flag, not the Confederate flag. Should the American flag be banned as a 'symbol of hate'?"

It should be given equal stature to the "Malcolm X" symbol because the purpose in displaying both, the interpretation of both and the potential offensiveness of both vary equal.

[PalmettoMason]

Used to see this guy a lot around here, walking while carrying his flag. I always thought it would be cool if I (a typical white person) put on a t-shirt with a picture of MLK on it, and walked with him for awhile.

[kalee]

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